In this post, you can learn more about how to help a new mom.
Being a new mom can feel so lonely whether or not someone you know has postpartum depression (PPD) or postpartum anxiety (PPA). The transitioning after birth is just not easy on everyone. You feel so overwhelmed, that you do not know where to begin. For some new moms, husbands that come homes after a long day of work or not at all.
When I had my firstborn, I had PPA and was in tears all of the time. We were grateful that our family was showered with lots of love, comfort, and gifts around the Christmas season. Because we have felt so loved, but I still struggled with PPA, I am writing this post so that you know how to help a new mom feel loved, cared for, and comforted.
Sometimes we want to know how to help a new mom and don’t know where to begin. But, if you do these few things, you can change, comfort, and support a new mom that has just had a baby and leave a strong impact as well.
How to Help a New Mom:
1. Send a text message:
A lot of times, a mom who has just had a baby is busy and has a lot going on. However, I promise that a “just thinking of you” text will mean the world to her. If you want to know how to help a new mom but are busy as well, you can always send a text! Even if it takes her a whole day to respond, knowing someone is thinking about you can help with PPA or PPD. Usually, if you ask a mom, “can I bring you anything?” She will still tell you to know so that she and her family are not a burden.
2. Bring a plate of dinner:
Without stressing about what to bring, you can bake or cook your favorite dish of food. When a new mom first gets home from the hospital, she is lucky if she gets a chance to eat. A lot of times a new mom is sleep-deprived. She is caring for more than one baby or is simply adjusting to adding a newborn to her home. If you are not able to get ahold of her by text to ask if or when she will be home, you can bring a meal and leave it on the porch in the evening or mid-morning when she is most likely home with her new little one. She may feel like a disaster or just had a meltdown and did not want to answer the door.
When we had the first little one, we received a few meals in the first two weeks, and it made all the difference to just heating already prepared meals. Trying to cook with a newborn is such an adjustment! Most moms don’t make dinner probably until after the first month!
3. Bring or send a postpartum/ self care gift:
Postpartum gifts are such a thoughtful way to tell a mother that you are thinking about her. Self-care gifts will give her the motivation to care for herself with a new baby. With a newborn, she is learning how to be so selfless, and everything is about the baby. The most common question she will hear is, “How is the baby doing?” Most moms need someone to think about them too and ask, “how are you doing?”
Suddenly nothing is about you anymore, which is okay because new moms love attention on the new baby. But, at the same time, we would love to pamper ourselves so that we can feel like a human again. Two months after my baby girl came, I got an Ulta Beauty gift card. It meant the entire world to me! Going to Ulta Beauty for a new mom will help her feel refreshed and ready to get back to who she was before the baby came.
self care gifts she will love..
It is easy for a new mom to lose herself. If you live out of state, you can send a gift card or a few things she can pamper herself with from home. This may include slippers, a face mask, new perfume, a soft robe, new curling iron, beauty products, or a gift card.
I hope these bring some great ideas on ways on how you can help a new mom. It is so hard for new moms to tackle everything in a day, adjust, and find themselves again. These things are so thoughtful and make all of the difference to a new mom!
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